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21913922 No.21913922 [Reply] [Original]

Does a book have any value if no one can agree on how to properly interpret it?

>> No.21913951

>>21913922
Yes. If a story brings you some piece of the great puzzle, it was worth reading. You may not receive the same piece as another, but they are pieces all the same.

>> No.21913957

Arguably more value per interpretation

>> No.21913986

>>21913922
this post almost isn't worth my time or worth anyone's time but ...

a book is already an interpretation. you can't interpret an interpretation. the value is intrinsic, meaning when you read the book you are already on a search for its value, and you find it scattered in the various corners of the world that the book sends you to. there is no correct interpretation of any book. there hasn't been enough history for that to happen (and will it ever happen?) I hope you find some maturity, OP, and stay classic.

>> No.21914003

>>21913986
I'll come clean and say I'm mainly talking about the bible. People will draw completely contradictory interpretations from the same verse and I'm starting to wonder what kind of value a book like that can have.

>> No.21914012

>>21914003
This is why the Quran is a lot more functional, because the interpretation of it has been more consistent for a thousand years.

>> No.21914038

>>21914003
maybe God doesn't want everything thinking about him the exact same way anymore

>> No.21914255

>>21913922
>Good books, really great texts, do not cut off interpretation. They lead to multiple interpretations.
—Rick Roderick